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Drawing Pencils

The best drawing pencils are an essential companion to any artist’s studio, builder’s workroom or student’s pencil case. Our huge range of quality drawing pencils from leading brands like Derwent, Faber-Castell and Jasart has the perfect pencil for your creative needs. Grab yourself an affordable drawing pencil set, perfect for all experience levels, or finish off your project with the colour you need from our range of supplies.

 

Faber-Castell Pitt Charcoal Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $3.65

Faber-Castell Pitt Charcoal Pencils are rich in high quality pigment, fade resistant and made from a soot carbon mixture to give the deepest possible black.

Faber-Castell Pitt Charcoal Pencils are ideal for sketching, shading and line work.

 

Jasart Studio Colour Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $3.15

Jasart Studio Colour Pencils are studio quality coloured pencils available in 72 extra smooth brilliant colours.

Jasart Studio Colour Pencils featuring leads that are soft and break resistant and are non-toxic and acid-free, ideal for both students and artists.

 

Jasart Studio Watercolour Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $3.30

Jasart Studio Watercolour Pencils are studio quality pencils that are completely aquarellable, ideal for blending using wet or dry techniques.

Jasart Studio Watercolour Pencils features 2.9mm soft, break-resistant lead that is fully bonded to the wood to prevent breakage and for smooth sharpening.

Available in 72 brilliant colours for artist and students.

 

STAEDTLER Tradition Graphite Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $1.10

The Tradition Graphite Pencil contains a quality graphite lead. Ideal for use in the classroom, studio or home. Suited to all ages.

 

Derwent Lightfast Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $5.70

Formulated to be 100% lightfast, Derwent Lightfast Pencils have a revolutionary core that is resistant to prolonged colour change and will not fade under museum conditions for 100 years.

Derwent Lightfast Pencils are oil based whoich created rich vibrant tones and deliver an opaque colour laydown and can be layered to create detailed drawings.

 

Derwent Drawing Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $4.70

Derwent Drawing Pencils are Soft, Creamy pencils that are ideal for portrait drawings.

Great for wildlife drawings and nature studies. Derwent Drawing Pencil colour range includes a variety of soft greens, greys, blues and creams.

 

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $4.40

Derwent's best water-soluble pencil ever, the Derwent Inktense Pencils range contains 71 pure, vibrant colours plus a non-soluble outliner.

Derwent Inktense Pencils can be used dry but when mixed with water the colour turns into vibrant ink. Once dried, the colour is fixed and can be worked over the top of it. Great for using on fabric such as silk and cotton. (You must make sure that all the pigment has been dissolved in the water to make it permanent. Any dry pigment will be washed out if further water is applied.)

 

Faber-Castell Pitt Graphite Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $5.75

Faber-Castell Pitt Graphite Pencils feature thick graphite leads with protective coating to keep hands clean. Use these graphite pencils for shading over large areas of drawings and fine detail work.

Faber-Castell Pitt Graphite Pencils sharpen like normal pencils and are available in 4 shades.

 

General's Charcoal Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $2.95

General's Charcoal Pencils are rich, smooth and extremely versatile. The General Charcoal Pencil can be used for sketching, shading, as well as line work. It can also be easily erased and to achieve washed effect use water and a brush.

 

Jasart Graphite Sketch Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $2.25

Jasart Graphite Sketch Pencils are made with a high-quality wooden barrel that fully bonds to the lead so that it can be sharpened smoothly and prevents breakage.

Jasart Graphite Sketch Pencils are available in 12 grades to meet your sketching needs.

 

Stabilo Carbothello Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $6.65

Outstanding quality soft coloured charcoal pencil, which offers rich intense colour. Stabilo Carbothello Pencils have a day and dusty stroke like charcoal or chalk.

Stabilo Carbothello Pencil colours have high brilliance, high light-fastness and good covering power. Colour lifts off easily with an eraser.

 

Derwent Watercolour Pencils

Pencils

ONLY $3.80

Derwent Watercolour Pencils comes in 72 versatile colours and are ideal for mixing with water to create interesting colour flows. It can also be used dry and due to the pencil's soft texture they are easy to blend and layer. Highly pigmented to allow maximum colour purity and light fastness.

Soft, smooth, 3.5mm water soluble strip for painting and drawing, ideal for mixed media work.

Hexagonal 6.9mm barrel made in Californian incense cedar wood, for greater control with detailed work.

FAQs about Drawing Pencils

- A sharpener.
- An eraser.
- A pencil case or box.
- A ruler.
- Plenty of spare paper

- Hold your pencil correctly, supported by the middle finger, and gripped between your thumb and first finger.
- Use light pressure. This will help to create fine lines.
- Keep the tip sharpened. A dull lead is more difficult to control.
- Be careful not to drop them as the core can be easily broken.

 

- They’re relatively easy to control.
- Come in a variety of colours.
- They’re affordable.
- Easily taken anywhere with you.
- Don't require batteries or electricity.

 

The main difference between them is the hardness of the lead. HB has a harder lead and is better for writing, while 2B has a softer lead and is better for drawing. 4B and 6B are the softest leads available and are best for artists who want to create deep, dark lines.

What are the main types of drawing pencils?

Dive into our selection, from graphite, pastel, charcoal or coloured wax- and -oil-based pigments — all offering different effects and all available at Discount Art N Craft Warehouse.

The humble graphite pencil is the most versatile and well-known option. Keep one nearby to take down measurements on the go or sketch a detailed illustration when inspiration strikes.

Coloured pencils and pastel pencils are popular with all ages. Both are ideal for beginners to experiment with blending and shading, as they are easy to control and make minimal mess.

Sketching pencils are the best drawing pencils for creating shapes, intricate lines and tracing. Keep the thin graphite core sharpened for ultimate fine-line precision. Take your sketching one step further with charcoal pencils to add depth to deep blacks and softness to light grey hues.

Our range of quality art supplies are affordable and accessible to professional artists and beginners. Discover a drawing pencil set for your skill level online today.